Kaylie Eaves Horsemanship LLC

25/07/2025

THIS a hundred times over!⬇️⬇️⬇️

When a horse learns how to learn, think and relax as the basis of their foundation, anything is possible. When two way communication is part of the horse’s life, they can ask questions, think through new situations, and ask for help when they need it.

When they are taught to perform movements, behaviors and learn cues as the basis of their foundation, they are only able to perform within the context of those tricks they learned, and will become unconfident or even dangerous when out of their “box”

25/07/2025

I saw this representation and immediately thought of horse training. I feel like we need one more image though…9 hours at 100°. It would definitely show something not good to eat.

When training a horse there’s a proper amount of education spread over an appropriate amount of time to build the most balanced horse. One with the right amount of responsiveness and relaxation. We don’t want to do too much too fast but we also don’t want to do too little over too long of a time span. It might be important to know which way we’d like to miss the mark.

To do too little over too long and we’ll likely have a more relaxed horse that can’t do as much. To do too much, too fast and we’ll likely have a handy horse that’s nervous and more reactive. Depending on what we’re doing with the horse we may prefer one or the other. Both things done to the extreme are not good. But to miss slightly isn’t too bad no matter which side you miss on. It’s just best to miss in the direction that suits you and your goals.

23/07/2025

✨”Plus the people who are out there setting some real standards dont go around nit picking other peoples work “✨

Period.

Here’s what fascinates me…

I was watching a beautiful clip of a woman riding a young horse. Her work is inspirational to me because her focus is releasing tension and promoting relaxation while still actively working the horse and training it to high levels. Without knowing her “behind the barn”, her work to me is empathetic and skillful.

As she’s riding a young horse, she’s praising the horses effort from releasing and stretching, and then transitioning into a normal working frame. I’m envious and inspired. It’s so smooth.

But some of the comments… 🤦‍♀️

Here’s what I find fascinating…

People want horse welfare, then criticize the rider/horse for mistakes or lack of perfection! How can you care about the horse but wont tolerate anything less than perfection? Thats not toxic at all 😝 People blame the judges at the horse shows but some of y’all are just as bad! 😂

If you care about the horse, remove the jealousy and ego and support the rider who is doing their best to do right by them!

And saying… “if I were in their shoes, I’d be doing x, y or z”… that notion is just ego talking. If that were actually true, you’d have the proof, not just the potential for proof. Why? You would be creating your own “perfect” picture already 🤦‍♀️ No one can actually be in anothers shoes… Plus the people who are out there setting some real standards dont go around nit picking other peoples work 😂

Excellence is an achievable goal, perfectionism is irrational and debilitating. Excellence is uplifting, while perfectionism creates such a negative and toxic vibe. This goes for criticism between humans as well as physically training the horse.

Besides, criticism is truly only valuable when it comes from someone you’d want to switch lives with anyway...

22/07/2025

✨Juniper✨

🐴 grade paint pony with dun stripes
3️⃣ years old
5️⃣🥕’s

21/07/2025

✨What a fun day at Phoenix on Killian! Thank you for the invite Bethany!✨

21/07/2025

✨Sonora Update!✨

I LOVE getting updates! Last year, I got the opportunity to be in the Appalachian Trainer Face Off, where I had to train a horse for 110 days, compete to show what they learned, and at the end, the actual prize was getting a chance to be adopted. Thankfully, Sonora was adopted and is in the perfect home!

Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue, INC has some beautiful horses with some incredible trainers; be sure to checkout the adoptable horses!

https://www.appalachiantrainerfaceoff.com/